Ten cities in Britain have seen rat numbers soar with the total population in the UK exceeding 150 million, figures show. London tops the count at 19.9 million, followed by Birmingham (2.4m), Leeds (1.7m), Glasgow (1.3m) and Sheffield (1.2m). There are a
Rats that have been mummified in tar for over 600 years could shed new information on the Black Death. One of the deadliest pandemics in human history, the plague killed vast swathes of Europeans during the 14th century. And scientists now believe
Traders and shoppers have spoken of the “sad” decline of a once-bustling UK high street, with “vacant shops, rats invading empty buildings and a lack of free parking”. Brownhills, situated in Walsall, 13 miles northwest of Birmingham, was historically a thriving mining
Cinemagoers were left horrified after finding rats munching on popcorn at an ODEON cinema. Claire Bermingham and her friends had arrived early to watch The Colour Purple at the ODEON Luxe cinema in Maidstone, Kent, only to find rodents all over the
Ukrainian troops are facing an unexpected surge of snakes, rats, and mice in their trenches amid the ongoing war with Russia. The soldiers, grappling with this unconventional threat, have even enlisted the help of stray and domestic cats to manage the infestation.
Protesters have reportedly thrown a box containing rats into a McDonald’s branch while shouting “free Palestine”. In a video emerging on social media, a man can be seen loading three boxes of red, white and green rats into the back of a
Locals who live next to the semi-detached property in Wigan, Greater Manchester, say that living next to the house is an ‘absolute nightmare.’ The front of the property is littered with bricks and building waste – alongside rusty scaffolding from a half
Two binmen were shocked after they opened a wheelie bin to find a family of rats living inside. The horrifying moment was captured by members of the GMB trade union. The video shows three or four rats jumping up and down the
A high-profile policy by Welsh Labour First Minister Mark Drakeford will cause food shortages and shorten people’s life expectancy, experts fear, but is expected to be rolled out by a Sir Keir Starmer government in the UK. A group of experts have
Rats running rampant in the Commons means the house has been denied a pest control cat because there are too many toxic traps lining the corridors of power. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home revealed last night that they had turned down a